January 12, 2011

TACOMA-PIERCE
TACOMA-PIERCE COUNTY
COUNTY CHAMBER,
CHAMBER, MILITARY
MILITARY AFFAIRS
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE
DAN
DAN PENROSE,
PENROSE, CITY
CITY OF
OF LAKEWOOD
LAKEWOOD
2005 BRAC ACTION - JOINT BASING

Joint Base Lewis-McChord is now the largest military

installation on the west coast with more than 415,000
acres, including Yakima Training Center.

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PROJECT STUDY AREA MAJOR JURISDICTIONS

• Part of Seattle-Tacoma-
Olympia metropolitan region
• Bisected by Interstate 5
• JBLM - 86,176 Acres (the
size of the city of Seattle)

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GROWTH COORDINATION STUDY FOCUSES ON…

1. Housing
2. Economic Impact
3. Education
4. Health
5. Transportation
6. Plans and Policies
7. Public Utilities and Infrastructure
8. Public Safety & Emergency
Services
9. Social Services
10.Quality of Life

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RECENT GROWTH AT JBLM

2003 - 2010

• Total personnel (both military and

civilian) increased from 35,331 to
50,587 (43%)
• Associated family members grew
from 36,399 to 53,444 (77%)
• As many as 18,000+ troops
returned from deployments this fall.
JM Simpson

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 ANTICIPATED GROWTH AT JBLM

• Recent Army stationing decisions

are expected to increase the total
number of direct personnel to
52,404.

• By 2016, JBLM will support

136,124 soldiers, airmen,
dependents and employees, in
addition to the 117,971 military
retirees already present.

• Total population accessing JBLM

on a regular basis?
254,095
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 REGIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACT

• JBLM is the
3rd largest
employer in
Washington

• By far the
largest
employer in
Pierce
County

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 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING

Total construction spending at

JBLM is estimated at $3.9 Billion.

Construction includes:
• new residential dormitories
• 500 to 700 units of family housing
• new facilities at Madigan Hospital
• a new Town Center development
mixed-use project containing
residential and commercial
development.

Approximately $2.5 Billion in

construction spending is projected
in the next 5 years.

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MILITARY PAYROLL AND OTHER EXPENDITURES, FY09

Total Personnel Total Payroll Other Expenditures

Joint Base Lewis McChord 47,136 $2,445,659,776 $1,076,972,841
Navy Region Northwest 39,009 $2,079,568,943 $ 51,848,689
Fairchild Air Force Base 5,828 $ 229,633,649 $ 70,993,134
Coast Guard (Dist. 13, WA) 2,694 $ 148,021,723 $ 137,583,694
Washington National Guard 8,718 $ 215,264,511 $ 106,839,297
Pension Payments (Statewide) $1,353,543,000
Total Washington State 103,385 $5,118,148,602 $2,797,780,655

Direct defense spending in Washington ($7.92 billion) is nearly 4% of

the total State GDP

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 HOUSING DEMAND

785 new soldiers and their families will need off-base housing near JBLM
between 2010 and 2016. (2,126 total)

Where might they locate?

Lacey (13.8%, 292 soldiers and
dependents)
Tacoma (13.1%, 277 soldiers and
dependents)
Lakewood (12.3%, 261 soldiers and
dependents)

DuPont, unincorporated Pierce/Thurston

counties, other cities
(39.2 %, 830 soldiers and
dependents)

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 HOUSING AFFORDABILITY

Ownership Affordability
1. Service member demand is for housing
between $150,000 and $350,000.
2. Highest demand for units at $350,000
3. The supply in the region at this price
point (788) far exceeds the projected
military demand (111).

Rental Affordability
1. Deficit of available apartments priced above $1,200 (83 units).
2. Units are scarce due to competition among the non-military population.

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SINGLE-FAMILY BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY
(THURSTON AND PIERCE COUNTY 2004-2009)

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JBLM GROWTH COORDINATION PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendation 1 - Formalize New Methods of Collaboration

Recommendation 2 - Improve Access to Information

Recommendation 3 - Improve Access to Existing Services

Recommendation 4 - Promote JBLM as a Center of Regional

Economic Significance

Recommendation 5 - Improve Support for Military Families

Recommendation 6 - Improve Regional Mobility

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RECOMMENDATION 1 – FORMALIZE NEW METHODS
OF COLLABORATION

A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) is

being created to form a group to help
implement the plan recommendations.

That structure is the:

South Sound Military &
Communities Partnership (SSMCP)

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 THE MISSION OF THE SOUTH SOUND MILITARY &
COMMUNITIES PARTNERSHIP

Coordinate regionally to manage military-related growth

in communities surrounding JBLM so that all civilian residents,
military personnel and their families have access to a high
quality of life.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

Web Sites
City of Lakewood
http://www.cityoflakewood.us/departments/
economic-development/military-growth.html

Growth Coordination Plan

http://www.JBLM-growth.com/

I-5 Transportation Alternatives Analysis

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/i5/ftlewismcchordtransportation/

Contact
Dan Penrose, City of Lakewood
(253) 983-7772
dpenrose@cityoflakewood.us

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